i have had my HP Scanjet 7400 for at least 7 or 8 years and I've never
had any problems. That is, until
I set up my newest computer. I keep getting the "unlock scanner"
message, even though the scanner
is unlocked, and the chain/belt is no longer moving.
Would it be worth it for me to have it fixed (IF I can find someone
who fixes them in L.A.) or should
I buy a new one?
If you think I should buy a new one, what do you all recommend? I am
using my old HP 5200 and, while
it works just fine, I need a legal size glass and the 5200 is letter
size. 99% of my scanning is
documents that I then attach to emails or internet faxes.
"csonsini" <csonsini@gmail.com> wrote in message
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>i have had my HP Scanjet 7400 for at least 7 or 8 years and I've never
> had any problems. That is, until
> I set up my newest computer. I keep getting the "unlock scanner"
> message, even though the scanner
> is unlocked, and the chain/belt is no longer moving.
>
>
> Would it be worth it for me to have it fixed (IF I can find someone
> who fixes them in L.A.) or should
> I buy a new one?
>
> If you think I should buy a new one, what do you all recommend? I am
> using my old HP 5200 and, while
> it works just fine, I need a legal size glass and the 5200 is letter
> size. 99% of my scanning is
> documents that I then attach to emails or internet faxes.
>
> Thanks so much
>
> Cecelia
>
Double check that the lock switch in not partly closed. Lock the scanner,
then unlock the scanner.
It is possible the switch moved if you moved the scanner.
"csonsini" <csonsini@gmail.com> wrote in message
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>i have had my HP Scanjet 7400 for at least 7 or 8 years and I've never
> had any problems. That is, until
> Would it be worth it for me to have it fixed (IF I can find someone
> who fixes them in L.A.) or should
> I buy a new one?
>
> If you think I should buy a new one, what do you all recommend? I am
> using my old HP 5200 and, while
> it works just fine, I need a legal size glass and the 5200 is letter
> size. 99% of my scanning is
> documents that I then attach to emails or internet faxes.
>
> Thanks so much
>
> Cecelia
Go onto eBay and scan for your scanner to see what they're going for. I have
a 6300c and they're worth about $15 according to eBay. Pity, I paid
somewhere around $500-$600 for it. So then it became a question of whether
it was worth putting good money after old. In addition, with time, I've
learned more about scanning. And it is NOT worth putting money into the
machine since it's so old that it scans at a significantly lower rez than
what seems to be standard today. I queried the guys here and I'll share with
you. One guy put me onto Canon and showed me what REAL rez is about these
days. Investigate things like the Canon CanoScan 8800F Flatbed Scanner for
instance. Look at the rez there. Doesn't compare to the HP 6300c for sure!
"Steve Turner" <stevezygote@telus.net> wrote in message
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> "csonsini" <csonsini@gmail.com> wrote in message
> news:de2eec6f-64a9-4f89-92f8-477288468b9a@q27g2000prf.googlegroups.com...
>>i have had my HP Scanjet 7400 for at least 7 or 8 years and I've never
>> had any problems. That is, until
>> Would it be worth it for me to have it fixed (IF I can find someone
>> who fixes them in L.A.) or should
>> I buy a new one?
>>
>> If you think I should buy a new one, what do you all recommend? I am
>> using my old HP 5200 and, while
>> it works just fine, I need a legal size glass and the 5200 is letter
>> size. 99% of my scanning is
>> documents that I then attach to emails or internet faxes.
>>
>> Thanks so much
>>
>> Cecelia
>
> Go onto eBay and scan for your scanner to see what they're going for. I
> have a 6300c and they're worth about $15 according to eBay. Pity, I paid
> somewhere around $500-$600 for it. So then it became a question of whether
> it was worth putting good money after old. In addition, with time, I've
> learned more about scanning. And it is NOT worth putting money into the
> machine since it's so old that it scans at a significantly lower rez than
> what seems to be standard today. I queried the guys here and I'll share
> with you. One guy put me onto Canon and showed me what REAL rez is about
> these days. Investigate things like the Canon CanoScan 8800F Flatbed
> Scanner for instance. Look at the rez there. Doesn't compare to the HP
> 6300c for sure!
>
OP needs documents scanned (usually 200 - 300 dpi in either color or
greyscale).
So, anything above that is nice, but probably not needed for her.
Unless you want to scan the paperfibers and inkclots at 4800 dpi :-)
OP needs Legal size glass... I think Legal is a bit longer (356 mm) then A4
(297 mm).
AFAIK the 8800F is an A4-sized scanner...
Nothing wrong with the 8800F (especially if you also want to scan the
occasional 35mm slide/negative),
but if she wants a flatbed, the legal size will almost certainly push her
(again) in the professional line of HP.
"Edward Kroeze" <edwardkroeze@home.nl> wrote in message
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> "Steve Turner" <stevezygote@telus.net> wrote in message
> news:udApk.8045$nu6.7778@edtnps83...
>> "csonsini" <csonsini@gmail.com> wrote in message
>> news:de2eec6f-64a9-4f89-92f8-477288468b9a@q27g2000prf.googlegroups.com...
>>>i have had my HP Scanjet 7400 for at least 7 or 8 years and I've never
>>> had any problems. That is, until
>>> Would it be worth it for me to have it fixed (IF I can find someone
>>> who fixes them in L.A.) or should
>>> I buy a new one?
>>>
>>> If you think I should buy a new one, what do you all recommend? I am
>>> using my old HP 5200 and, while
>>> it works just fine, I need a legal size glass and the 5200 is letter
>>> size. 99% of my scanning is
>>> documents that I then attach to emails or internet faxes.
>>>
>>> Thanks so much
>>>
>>> Cecelia
>>
>> Go onto eBay and scan for your scanner to see what they're going for. I
>> have a 6300c and they're worth about $15 according to eBay. Pity, I paid
>> somewhere around $500-$600 for it. So then it became a question of
>> whether it was worth putting good money after old. In addition, with
>> time, I've learned more about scanning. And it is NOT worth putting money
>> into the machine since it's so old that it scans at a significantly lower
>> rez than what seems to be standard today. I queried the guys here and
>> I'll share with you. One guy put me onto Canon and showed me what REAL
>> rez is about these days. Investigate things like the Canon CanoScan 8800F
>> Flatbed Scanner for instance. Look at the rez there. Doesn't compare to
>> the HP 6300c for sure!
>>
>
>
> OP needs documents scanned (usually 200 - 300 dpi in either color or
> greyscale).
> So, anything above that is nice, but probably not needed for her.
> Unless you want to scan the paperfibers and inkclots at 4800 dpi :-)
>
> OP needs Legal size glass... I think Legal is a bit longer (356 mm) then
> A4 (297 mm).
> AFAIK the 8800F is an A4-sized scanner...
>
> Nothing wrong with the 8800F (especially if you also want to scan the
> occasional 35mm slide/negative),
> but if she wants a flatbed, the legal size will almost certainly push her
> (again) in the professional line of HP.
>
> Cheers,
>
> E.
>
Resolution is not an issue. There are virtually no situations where you
want to use a resolution greater than 600 dpi, and relatively few (but
some) where you want more than 300dpi [One exception to all of this is
when you are using a flatbed scanner to scan small (35mm, for example)
film images, then you may indeed want 2,000 to 6,000 dpi ... but that's
kind of an exception for most people). Since my 2002 HP 5470C had a
true optical resolution of 2,400 dpi, it's not really a concern.
Steve Turner wrote:
> "csonsini" <csonsini@gmail.com> wrote in message
> news:de2eec6f-64a9-4f89-92f8-477288468b9a@q27g2000prf.googlegroups.com...
>> i have had my HP Scanjet 7400 for at least 7 or 8 years and I've never
>> had any problems. That is, until
>> Would it be worth it for me to have it fixed (IF I can find someone
>> who fixes them in L.A.) or should
>> I buy a new one?
>>
>> If you think I should buy a new one, what do you all recommend? I am
>> using my old HP 5200 and, while
>> it works just fine, I need a legal size glass and the 5200 is letter
>> size. 99% of my scanning is
>> documents that I then attach to emails or internet faxes.
>>
>> Thanks so much
>>
>> Cecelia
>
> Go onto eBay and scan for your scanner to see what they're going for. I
> have a 6300c and they're worth about $15 according to eBay. Pity, I paid
> somewhere around $500-$600 for it. So then it became a question of
> whether it was worth putting good money after old. In addition, with
> time, I've learned more about scanning. And it is NOT worth putting
> money into the machine since it's so old that it scans at a
> significantly lower rez than what seems to be standard today. I queried
> the guys here and I'll share with you. One guy put me onto Canon and
> showed me what REAL rez is about these days. Investigate things like the
> Canon CanoScan 8800F Flatbed Scanner for instance. Look at the rez
> there. Doesn't compare to the HP 6300c for sure!
>
** Posted from http://www.teranews.com **
Note that scanners with an ADF can usually scan legal documents (or even
longer, sometimes) regardless of the size of the scanner glass. When an
ADF is used, the scanner is stationary, and the paper moves past it.
There are therefore no mechanical limits on document length.
Edward Kroeze wrote:
> "Steve Turner" <stevezygote@telus.net> wrote in message
> news:udApk.8045$nu6.7778@edtnps83...
>> "csonsini" <csonsini@gmail.com> wrote in message
>> news:de2eec6f-64a9-4f89-92f8-477288468b9a@q27g2000prf.googlegroups.com...
>>> i have had my HP Scanjet 7400 for at least 7 or 8 years and I've never
>>> had any problems. That is, until
>>> Would it be worth it for me to have it fixed (IF I can find someone
>>> who fixes them in L.A.) or should
>>> I buy a new one?
>>>
>>> If you think I should buy a new one, what do you all recommend? I am
>>> using my old HP 5200 and, while
>>> it works just fine, I need a legal size glass and the 5200 is letter
>>> size. 99% of my scanning is
>>> documents that I then attach to emails or internet faxes.
>>>
>>> Thanks so much
>>>
>>> Cecelia
>>
>> Go onto eBay and scan for your scanner to see what they're going for.
>> I have a 6300c and they're worth about $15 according to eBay. Pity, I
>> paid somewhere around $500-$600 for it. So then it became a question
>> of whether it was worth putting good money after old. In addition,
>> with time, I've learned more about scanning. And it is NOT worth
>> putting money into the machine since it's so old that it scans at a
>> significantly lower rez than what seems to be standard today. I
>> queried the guys here and I'll share with you. One guy put me onto
>> Canon and showed me what REAL rez is about these days. Investigate
>> things like the Canon CanoScan 8800F Flatbed Scanner for instance.
>> Look at the rez there. Doesn't compare to the HP 6300c for sure!
>>
>
>
> OP needs documents scanned (usually 200 - 300 dpi in either color or
> greyscale).
> So, anything above that is nice, but probably not needed for her.
> Unless you want to scan the paperfibers and inkclots at 4800 dpi :-)
>
> OP needs Legal size glass... I think Legal is a bit longer (356 mm) then
> A4 (297 mm).
> AFAIK the 8800F is an A4-sized scanner...
>
> Nothing wrong with the 8800F (especially if you also want to scan the
> occasional 35mm slide/negative),
> but if she wants a flatbed, the legal size will almost certainly push
> her (again) in the professional line of HP.
>
> Cheers,
>
> E.
>
>
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